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raindrops333's review against another edition
It was rather verbose and boring and thinking there would be so many more pages to finish it, just couldn't stomach it.
anhistorianabouttown's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was not what I was expecting but still thoroughly entertaining! Despite reading hundreds of mysteries, I don't know that I've read any broken up specifically into cases (within the same book), and I enjoyed it.
It was much darker than I expected, though. A tad gruesome in some places
It was much darker than I expected, though. A tad gruesome in some places
jol69's review against another edition
3.0
A bit of light hearted regency romance and intrigue. Fun for what it is. Likeable main characters. Somewhat predictable development with the characters. Overall a nice way to spend an afternoon or two.
reingerman's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
catherine_wise's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
laurensm_th's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I feel like the author did a lot of research and felt the need to share every single piece of it in this book (looking at you, graphic mastectomy description)
melissa_bookworm's review against another edition
5.0
CW:
I loved this regency adventure/mystery, Gus had sass and I was here for it. I've read my fair share of regency novels but this is one of the few that is contemporary, with characters who speak their mind etc, but still so well written it wouldn't be out of place with the classics. The narrative was split into three different 'cases' for the aforementioned Society of Ill Mannered Ladies to deal with , but the overall story with Gus & Evan runs throughout. The themes are quite heavy at times but well researched (sad to say that these are things that women had to deal with). It wrapped up in a way that I didn't think there would be more but I'm happy to see on Goodreads it alludes to a series. I hope this is true! I would devour anything else within this world!
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domestic abuse, sex trafficking, false imprisonment of queer peopleI loved this regency adventure/mystery, Gus had sass and I was here for it. I've read my fair share of regency novels but this is one of the few that is contemporary, with characters who speak their mind etc, but still so well written it wouldn't be out of place with the classics. The narrative was split into three different 'cases' for the aforementioned Society of Ill Mannered Ladies to deal with , but the overall story with Gus & Evan runs throughout. The themes are quite heavy at times but well researched (sad to say that these are things that women had to deal with). It wrapped up in a way that I didn't think there would be more but I'm happy to see on Goodreads it alludes to a series. I hope this is true! I would devour anything else within this world!